Show Sailor 72 Who Has Served in Navy For 58 Years Wins Fight to Reenlist SAN DIEGO Cal Cat Nov 20 UP UP- UP The oldest man In the United States navy Chief Chic Boatswains Boatswain's Mate Isaac O. O Castle 72 72 briskly performed his tasks today and chuckled as he worked Boatswains Boatswain's Mate Castle was chuckling chuckling chuckling chuck chuck- ling for a twofold reason The Thc navys navy's doctors after alter all these years could find nothing wrong with him and as asa asa asa a result he had won won his fight ficht to ship over in the navy for or another four- four year hitch Castle joined the naV navy 58 years ago when warships were square riggers and carried muzzle loading cannon He lie progressed with the machine age and his superior officers admit he is isone isone one of the most efficient men on the big ships today Castle himself says says says' he has enjoyed his past but is looking toward his future I Im not much of a yarn spinner he told the United Press A man as fit as I am doesn't have to look into the past He can keep looking into the future Im I'm going to serve another another an an- I an-I other 18 months of my next four years and then Ill I'll retire to my farm at Aumsville Ore Castle has grayed a bit and his skin has the hue of the sea He is erect and bright eyed His eyes twinkled as he related the details of his fight to stay In the service Yes sir I went over all their their heads heads last month to keep cm em from sending me to Guam so they tried to survey me out he related But the doctors couldn't find tind anything wrong with me They examined me one by one and collectively Why man they told me my blood pressure was better than their own T |